Place and period of the story: France, 1625

The principal characters

D'Artagnan, a young Gascon.

The King, Louis XIII of France.

The Queen, Anne, Queen of France.

The Cardinal, His Eminence Cardinal Richelieu, the King's chief minister.

The Duke, the Duke of Buckingham, a wealthy English noble.

Milady, a beautiful lady, one of the Cardinal's secret agents.